قُلsay لِلمُهَلَّبِto al-Muhallab قَدindeed وَقيتَyou have protected نُفوسَناour lives
قُل لِلمُهَلَّبِ قَد وَقيتَ نُفوسَنا
بِبَنيكَwith your sons فعلَةَthe deed of تُبَّعٍTubbaʿ ذيpossessor of التاجِthe crown
بِبَنيكَ فعلَةَ تُبَّعٍ ذي التاجِ
Say to al-Muhallab: “You have indeed protected our lives
Tell the afflicted one you have preserved our souls
with your sons, as did Tubbaʿ, wearer of the crown.”
With your children, the doers of deeds, the crowned one